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Month: October 2015
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In this prior post https://mparij.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/the-saying-youre-born-you-live-and-you-die/ I have stated the personal objectives for us in the family and the objectives publically and professionally for “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood”.
There’s also one more personal objective for “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood” that I haven’t ever announced up until now in this post and in this sentence: for people who may compassionately understand what this book is all about to reach out to me in ways like maybe sending me fan mail stating something like they deeply understand what this book is all about, it’s purpose in the public marketplace; and how near and dear it is to me that it exists as a public book.
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There’s a saying: “you’re born, you live; and you die”.
Below is a photo of Mary Agnes “Mag” spreading her mother’s ashes on an open body of water:
Personally, this book is designed to keep the flame of my paternal grandmother (known as Aunt Gene to the cousins), Marie “Mimi”, Mary Ann; and Joe alive for a much longer period of time, and to be a place to turn to where we can literally “jump right back” to the 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Professionally, this book is intended to be a memoir like the books “The Lost Child Of Philomena Lee” penned by once and again BBC employee and former British Government employee Martin Sixsmith and was adapted into the 2013 motion picture starring Steve Coogan as Martin Sixsmith and Judi Dench as Philomena Lee; “The Butler: A Witness To History” penned by Wil Haygood and was adapted into the 2013 motion picture starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robin Williams, and Alan Rickman; and the book titled by Captain Richard Phillips titled “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea” and was later adapted into the 2013 motion picture starring Tom Hanks. This book also consists of a little fiction of what could have happened, what should have happened; and what would have happened. I guess this book falls into the classification of what is referred to as a Fake Memoir or a Fictional Diary.
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In this prior post https://mparij.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/who-associates-with-who-in-early-life-and-continuous-livelihood/ I talked a little bit about Marie “Mimi” and Mary Ann’s family. In this post, I talk more about Marie “Mimi” and Mary Ann’s family.
Shannon and her late husband Ray “R.A” Montgomery were and are a couple of the many writers of the Choose Your Own Adventure series of children’s books, and they founded the book publishing company in Vermont that I am associated with. Ray, along with another man whose name is Edward Packard; were the two founders of the Choose Your Own Adventure series of children’s books.
Ed had discovered that this man who was running an earlier publishing company called Vermont Crossroads Press, Ray; was looking for you-based role-playing children’s game book to publish. Ed had written the manuscript for the very first Choose Your Own Adventure book, Sugarcane Island; 10 years earlier and was rejected by many different publishing companies over the next 10 years until he had approached Ray. Sugarcane Island was actually perfect for Ray’s idea of a you-based role-playing children’s game book and both he and Ed were in concordance with their ideas of what a children’s chapter book should be, being that it is you-based role-playing children’s game book where the reader decides the outcome of the story by turning to certain pages in the book.
Ray is just as philosophical as our friend Dennis, and Dennis & Ray are also as philosophical as a Mid-Michigan based veterinarian who has a reality television show instigated by his adopted son Charles, Dr. Jan Pol. I’ll get more into talking about Jan Pol and his wife Diane in another post. Make a long story short, put it to you this way as of right now in this post; Ray, Dennis; and Jan Pol each have a lot in common amongst each other.
Picture of Ray with his beard, which many of us in the family know him and remember him fondly with:
Picture of Ray clean-shaven, which he decided to wear his face as just shortly before he had passed away:
Video of Ray being interviewed by some young guy who is an internet maven about the history and philosophy of the Choose Your Own Adventure books. Ray also talks about the recent death of his son and Shannon’s stepson Ramsey in this video:
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Pictures of Mary Agnes “Mag’s” daughter Hannah, and is also one of Mary Ann’s grandchildren and Marie “Mimi’s great-grandchildren:
A birth announcement of Hannah’s birth (just a few months before my own whelping) that had been mailed to us from Connecticut, where Mag was living at the time:
Pictures of a couple more of Mary Ann’s grandchildren and Marie “Mimi’s great-grandchildren, Alison & David’s 2 sons Walker and Penn:
Pictures of a few more of Mary Ann’s grandchildren and Marie “Mimi’s great-grandchildren, Colin & Sheila’s 3 sons: the oldest child who was also named Whit (named after Mary Ann’s husband and the kids’ father), Festus (the middle child); and Angus (the youngest child).
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We and my paternal grandmother drive in the diesel Suburban to Chris & Jim’s house one Easter Day, and Jim’s family from Virginia are over. The conditions are that it’s cloudy and in the high 60’s outside. Chris has an Easter Egg hunt in her backyard, and I do not participate in the Easter Egg Hunt. My sister participates in the Easter Egg hunt. My father tells me not to worry; he is not much of a social person either with regards to me feeling uncomfortable over all of these (stranger) people around. Jim and Moe are watching a golf event televised by CBS Sports on WJBK-TV. As we’re leaving in the diesel Suburban, my mother makes a comment that Carletta’s voice sounding just like her mother Bernice’s.
The moral of the story is that unlike my father’s sister neither my parents nor I are what are referred to as socialites and social butterflies, that I am not fond of strangers, the ways of Jim’s family are barbaric; and to a lesser extent, neither Darlene’s vehicle that she traveled with her family to the Detroit area in, nor is Moe & Carletta’s vehicle that they traveled with their 2 daughters to the Detroit area in are our cup of tea.
In the case of Darlene & Carletta, my parents would continue their mum,not contacting just anyone they desire because it’s not appropriate, and it’s “their family and not ours” approach towards them.
The overcast sky looks similar to the picture below, with the temperature being in the high 60’s:
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A PGA Tour event televised by ABC Sports similar to the one that Jim & Moe watch on WXYZ-TV:
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A couple PGA Tour events televised by CBS Sports similar to the ones that Jim & Moe watch on WJBK-TV:
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A few PGA Tour events televised by NBC Sports similar to the ones that Jim & Moe would watch on WDIV-TV:
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Our living room in “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood” looks similar to the living room pictured below, with 1980’s furniture and décor, a raised ceiling; and
Our living room looks similar to this with the 1980’s décor and furniture, the raised ceiling, the windows located just below the ceiling to increase the amount of natural light in the room; and the only exception is the “OXXO” sliding glass door. This living room is the epicenter of many of our conversations with Joe, Martha, and their family when they come over to visit during Easter and Thanksgiving; when Marie “Mimi”, Mary Ann and their family come over to visit us during Christmas; when Shannon & Ray bring over a few associates of theirs-famed children’s entertainer Shari Lewis, her only child-a daughter; and her sister-in-law, famed novelist Judith Krantz. It’s also the epicenter of our conversations with a few more associates of Shannon & Ray’s that they bring over-well known children’s book author and business entrepreneur Marc Brown-creator of the Arthur books, television show and merchandise, his 3 sisters; and his wife. Our living room also has some design elements of this living room pictured below with regards to the décor:
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Two 350 V8 gasoline-powered Suburbans with the blue interior (the alternate interior color that we would get on our 1994-1995 diesel-powered Suburban in “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood”) at a used car lot in Chelsea, Michigan (located outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan and near Jackson, Michigan):
http://www.kernautosalesandservice.com/1994_GMC_Suburban_Chelsea_MI_668661.veh
http://www.kernautosalesandservice.com/1995_Chevrolet_Suburban_Chelsea_MI_668666.veh
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This is an example of what a Fifth-Wheel trailer is.
Heartland Recreational Vehicles’ new Big Country 3150RL is a well-appointed fifth-wheel that measures just longer than 35 feet.
Source: Tales From the Heartland
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Yet another option when we’re ready to buy both the truck and the Fifth-Wheel trailer is the Dodge/RAM Heavier-Duty pickup truck.
Chrysler Media
Source: FCA US Media Website
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The redesigned, aluminum-bodied Ford Super Duty will be another option when we’re ready to buy both the truck and the Fifth-Wheel trailer.
Ford, America’s truck leader, today introduces the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty – the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty truck lineup ever.
Matthew Parij 